Building Partnerships between Religion & Health
The Children's AIDS Fund
Please join us for an event marking the forthcoming Lancet series on faith-based health care. The session will examine the contributions of faith leaders and organizations to global health efforts, identifying some of their unique strengths and challenges. In addition to reviewing the latest evidence, there will also be a focus on how US policymakers can better partner and leverage faith-based organizations to improve health outcomes.
Event Agenda
Introductory remarks:
Talia Dubovi
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow
CSIS Global Health Policy Center
Panel 1: Lancet series on faith-based health care
Presenter introductions :
William Summerskill
Senior Executive Editor
The Lancet
Jill Olivier
Senior Lecturer and Research Director
School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
Andrew Tomkins
Emeritus Professor of International Child Health
Institute for Global Health, Institute of Child Health, University College, London
Jean Duff
President
Partnership for Faith and Development
Moderator:
Anita Smith
President
Panel 2: Implications for US Policy
Mark Brinkmoeller
Director
USAID Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Sandra Thurman
Chief Strategy Officer
Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Global Health Diplomacy
Jen Kates
Vice President and Director of Global Health and HIV Policy
Kaiser Family Foundation
Moderator :
Janet Fleischman
Senior Associate
CSIS Global Health Policy Center
This event is made possible by the generous support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
